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Last Updated: Oct 22 2014 at 09:48
Fall 2014 COURSE SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)
Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change
Most courses have prerequisites. Students seeking to take a course for which they have not met the prerequisite must present their credentials to the instructor and receive approval of the instructor to register for the course. Course prerequisites and enrollment limits can be found online under the Course Description listings.
TYPE
COURSE #
INSTRUCTOR
COURSE TITLE
TIME
CREDITS
ROOM
DAY(S)
Core
GSM-5101-01
Ashley Nixon
Managing Organizations: Individuals, Teams and Human Resources
Half of Semester Paired with GSM-5102
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
1.5
M201
M/W
Core
GSM-5101-02
Ashley Nixon
Managing Organizations: Individuals, Teams and Human Resources
Half of Semester Paired with GSM-5102
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
1.5
M201
M/W
Core
GSM-5102-01
Ashley Nixon
Managing Organizations: Design and Change
Half of Semester Paired with GSM-5101
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
1.5
M201
M/W
Core
GSM-5102-02
Ashley Nixon
Managing Organizations: Design and Change
Half of Semester Paired with GSM-5101
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
1.5
M201
M/W
Core
GSM-5103-01
Robert Walker
Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Making
To be combined with enrollment in one section of GSM-5103L as shown below
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
3
L201
M
Core
GSM-5103L-01
Robert Walker
Data Analysis Lab
Section 01
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
0
A114
T
Core
GSM-5103L-02
Robert Walker
Data Analysis Lab
Section 02
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
0
A114
T
Core
GSM-5103L-03
Robert Walker
Data Analysis Lab
Section 03
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
0
A114
T
Core
GSM-5103L-04
Robert Walker
Data Analysis Lab
Section 04
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
0
A114
TH
Core
GSM-5103L-05
Robert Walker
Data Analysis Lab
Section 05
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
0
A114
TH
Core
GSM-5103L-06
Robert Walker
Data Analysis Lab
Section 06
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
0
A114
TH
Core
GSM-5105-01
Kawika Pierson
Accounting for Managers
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
3
A101
T/TH
Core
GSM-5105-02
Kawika Pierson
Accounting for Managers
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
3
A101
T/TH
Core
GSM-5107-01
Elliot Maltz
Ryan Langan
Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
3
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-5107-02
Elliot Maltz
Ryan Langan
Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
3
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-5108-01
Larry Ettner
Beth Ursin
PACE I: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises
*Consulting for Not-for-Profit & Government Organizations
*Achieving Your Career Goals
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3
A101
M/W
Core
GSM-5108-02
Larry Ettner
Beth Ursin
PACE I: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises
*Consulting for Not-for-Profit & Government Organizations
*Achieving Your Career Goals
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
3
A101
M/W

Required
(2nd Year)
GSM-6121-01
Tim Johnson
Politics and Public Policy for Managers
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
3
M201
M/W
Required
(2nd Year)
GSM-6121-02
Tim Johnson
Politics and Public Policy for Managers
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
3
M201
M/W
Required
(2nd Year)
GSM-6122-01
Larry Ettner
Leading Ethical, Socially Responsible and Sustainable Organizations
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
3
A101
M/W
Required
(2nd Year)
GSM-6122-02
Larry Ettner
Leading Ethical, Socially Responsible and Sustainable Organizations
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
3
A101
M/W

Elective
GSM-6005-01
Stuart Read
Tech Trek
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
3
M204
T/TH
Elective
GSM-6210-01
Nicole Thibodeau
Accounting for Decision Making
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
3
M204
T/TH
Elective
GSM-6216-01
Mike Hand
Business & Economic Forecasting
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
3
M301
T/TH
Elective
GSM-6218-01
Lisbeth Claus
Global Human Resource Management
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
3
A100
M/W
Elective
GSM-6220-01
Henry Bi
Lean Six Sigma
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3
M301
M/W
Experiential Elective
GSM-6226-01
Wade Brooks
Rob Wiltbank
Venture Investing I
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3
A100
T
Experiential Elective
GSM-6229-01
Geoffrey Guilfoy
Principles of Management Consulting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M204
W
Elective
GSM-6258-01
Robert Couch
International Finance
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3
M204
M/W
Experiential Elective
GSM-6260-01
Marianne Bradshaw
Research for Marketing Decisions
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M204
M
Experiential Elective
GSM-6275-01
Henry Bi
Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
3
M301
M/W
Elective
GSM-6281-01
Wade Brooks
Rob Wiltbank
New Ventures to Launch I
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3
A100
T
Elective
GSM-6283-01
Robert Couch
Corporate Finance
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
3
M204
M/W
Elective
GSM-6286-01
Sukh Singh
Negotiation
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M204
TH
Experiential Elective
GSM-6291-01
Michael Dothan
Investments
GSM-6291 & GSM-6292A Must be Taken Together
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
3
M204
T/TH
Experiential Elective
GSM-6292A-01
Michael Dothan
Student Investment Fund (full-year course)
GSM-6291 & GSM-6292A Must be Taken Together
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
3
M204
T/TH
Experiential Elective
GSM-6296-01
Elliot Maltz
Sustainability Management
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M204
T

Course Descriptions for Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change

IMPORTANT DATES

First Day of Class Monday, August 25, 2014
Last Day to Add a Class Friday, August 29, 2014
Labor Day (No Classes) Monday, September 1, 2014
IKEWs: Case Memo Due Sunday, October 12, 2014 by 11:55 p.m.
IKEWs (No Classes for 1st Year AGSM Students) Monday-Tuesday, October 20-21, 2014
The last day to drop a course without a "W" on your transcript Friday, October 24, 2014
Fall Break Monday-Friday, November 24-28, 2014
Course Evaluations Tuesday-Monday, December 09 - December 15, 2014
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course Prior to the Last Scheduled Class Session
Last Day of Classes Monday, December 15, 2014
Final Exams for first-year core courses Tuesday-Friday, December 16-19, 2014
End of Semester Friday, December 19, 2014
Grades Due Friday, January 5, 2015